(28-10-2013 06:17 PM)Nebulæ Wrote: Hello everyone, I'm 18 years old and it has been a year since I fully stopped believing in god. It's my first time on an atheist forum, hope it's interesting here I discovered TTA about a year ago. Love all the videos and podcasts.

I'm pretty much of a closet atheist, since I live in a pretty religious country where the majority of people are Christians and you can't really expect an adequate reaction to your lack of belief in god. It's mostly bs, like: atheists worship satan1!! and shit like that.

Well, that's all for introduction Sorry for grammar mistakes if there are any, English is not my first language.

And yet another welcome from an ex-orthodoxer (just read my screen name - that should cover it).
I envy you your youth; I did not move to a complete rejection of god until late in life. But the fact that I made the decision - I think - is more important than when. As I am now far closer to the end than the beginning, I can only wish you well and assure you that you are indeed correct.
Strengthen your "belief"....read as much as you can. If arguements with friends ensue, learn from them as much as you can, but hold your ground proudly for your stance is for reason, fact, and and thought. There are no finer virtues

"People don't go to heaven when they die; they're taken to a special room and burned!"

(28-10-2013 06:17 PM)Nebulæ Wrote: Hello everyone, I'm 18 years old and it has been a year since I fully stopped believing in god. It's my first time on an atheist forum, hope it's interesting here I discovered TTA about a year ago. Love all the videos and podcasts.

I'm pretty much of a closet atheist, since I live in a pretty religious country where the majority of people are Christians and you can't really expect an adequate reaction to your lack of belief in god. It's mostly bs, like: atheists worship satan1!! and shit like that.

Well, that's all for introduction Sorry for grammar mistakes if there are any, English is not my first language.

And yet another welcome from an ex-orthodoxer (just read my screen name - that should cover it).
I envy you your youth; I did not move to a complete rejection of god until late in life. But the fact that I made the decision - I think - is more important than when. As I am now far closer to the end than the beginning, I can only wish you well and assure you that you are indeed correct.
Strengthen your "belief"....read as much as you can. If arguements with friends ensue, learn from them as much as you can, but hold your ground proudly for your stance is for reason, fact, and and thought. There are no finer virtues

Thank you. Indeed what matters is that you made decision, rather than when you made it. Though I'm glad that I stopped believing earlier than some other atheists. Now I view things completely differently.
Unfortunately I don't have atheist friends, atheism is a rare thing here. So I joined this forum to have discussions and learn more than I already know.